CMH to celebrate National Osteoporosis Month

Citizens Memorial Hospital is joining with the National Osteoporosis Foundation to celebrate National Osteoporosis month beginning on May 1. The NOF is calling on women and men to start conversations about bone health and family history as the first step to protecting themselves and future generations from osteoporosis.

In the United States, more than 40 million people either already have osteoporosis, or are at high risk due to low bone density. Despite these startling facts, recent surveys found that 94 percent of women admit they are not concerned with osteoporosis as a health condition and only 26 percent have spoken with one another about the disease. Men can also be affected by osteoporosis; studies show that one in four men are at risk of suffering injuries due to osteoporosis.

Ways of joining the important conversation about the prevention of osteoporosis include:

Speaking with family members about bone health, calcium, exercise, and other ways of prevention; and

Asking your doctor about osteoporosis risk factors and when to get a bone density test